Australia Women v France Women

Australia Women vs France Women Preview

Australia and France go head-to-head in this highly anticipated quarter-final of the World Cup with the co-hosts looking to secure their passage through to the semi-finals of this competition which would also became their best ever return in a World Cup.

Australia got themselves off the mark earlier on in the group stage with a 1-0 win against Republic of Ireland but were then pegged back by Nigeria as the African nation dealt out a surprise 3-2 loss to The Matildas, meaning the Aussies had to win their final game in the group to qualify for the knockout rounds.

The Matildas responded in emphatic fashion by racking up four unanswered goals against Canada in the final group match to record a comprehensive 4-0 victory and Tony Gustavsson's side continued this momentum in the round of last 16 tie against Denmark with The Matildas running out comfortable 2-0 winners.

Whilst the quarter-finals are familiar territory for Australia, they have lost in each of their previous attempts to reach the semi's, losing in 2007, 2011 and 2015 respectively, so they will be determined to go one step better this time around.

France are another side that have never won a Women's World Cup but the French look the goods under national coach, Herve Renard, who has switched from the mens' game to the women's and also holds the distinction of managing in two consecutive World Cups for Saudia Arabia (Qatar) and France (Australia & New Zealand).

France will be seeking to capture a fourth win on the trot in this World Cup following previous wins against Brazil 2-1 and Panama 6-3 in the group stage, and then recording a comprehensive 4-0 rout of Morocco in the round of last 16.

Les Bleues will head into this upcoming encounter with France in confident mood then, as they have picked up no fewer than nine wins out of their last 12 internationals and losing just once within this period.

Ironically, that defeat came in the form of a 1-0 loss to Australia in an international friendly just before the commencement of this World Cup, so they will be hoping this is not a bad omen for them in this upcoming clash.

Australia W v France W Verdict

Australia have scored in 14 of their last 15 internationals in all competitions and with the backing of a vociferous and noisy home crowd behind them, The Matildas look in good shape to notch here in Brisbane on Saturday evening.

France also look well placed to notch at least once here as they have scored a total of 27 goals in their last 10 internationals but we only need one from them in this clash for the main pick to land, assuming Australia fulfil their side of the bargain.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.10

Correct score: 1-1 @ 6.00